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Dec 16, 10:46 PM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Media & Culture By Suman Varandani @suman09 12/16/18 AT 10:46 PM Miss Philippines Catriona Gray was crowned Miss Universe 2018 late Sunday in Bangkok, Thailand, after defeating 93 other candidates from different countries. She succeeded Demi Leigh Nel-Peters from South Africa.Gray is the fourth Filipino to bring home the title, which was earlier won by Gloria Diaz in 1969, Margie Moran in 1973, and Pia Wurtzbach in 2015. The 24-year-old was born in Australia and earned a Certificate in Music Theory from the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. She has a black belt in Choi Kwang-Do martial arts that she earned at the age of 12. Gray was among the most sought-after candidates of this year's Miss Universe and also a social media favorite. During the Miss Universe preliminaries, she impressed the judges and social media … [Read more...] about Miss Universe 2018 Winner: Catriona Gray Of Philippines Crowned [Photos]

By Marcy de Luna Published 9:38 am CST, Friday, December 14, 2018 A new Miss Universe will be crowned on Sunday.Among the roster of contestants vying for the crown is Miss USA 2018 Sarah Rose Summers. (Photo: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images)>>>For seven things to know about the 24-year-old. check out the gallery above. less A new Miss Universe will be crowned on Sunday. Among the roster of contestants vying for the crown is Miss USA 2018 Sarah Rose Summers. (Photo: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images) >>>For seven things ... more Photo: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images Photo: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images Image 1 of / 12 Caption Close Image 1 of 12 A new Miss Universe will be crowned on Sunday.Among the roster of contestants vying for the … [Read more...] about Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers has Texas ties, competes for Miss Universe

American TV presenter and comedian Steve Harvey arrived Friday in Bangkok, Thailand, three days before the Miss Universe coronation which he is set to host for a fourth straight year. Harvey, host of the US version of “Little Big Shots,” is probably best remembered by many Filipino pageant fans for his mistaken announcement of the Miss Universe 2015 winner. That viral, “epic fail” moment — as it was dubbed at the time — saw Harvey’s painfully awkward apology over having announced Colombia’s Ariadna Gutierrez as the new Miss Universe, when in fact it was the Philippines’ Pia Wurtzbach who had won the coveted title. Speaking with ABS-CBN News’ Dyan Castillejo on Friday, Harvey said he has yet to start rehearsals for the Miss Universe 2018 coronation day to be held on December 17 at Bangkok’s Impact Arena. Watch more in iWant or TFC.tv “The only thing I have to practice is at the very end, when I say who it is — … [Read more...] about WATCH: Steve Harvey has message for Filipinos ahead of Miss Universe 2018 coronation

The Philippines’ Catriona Gray was a dazzling sight as she took her turn on stage Thursday during the evening gown round of preliminary competition of Miss Universe. The gown was a collaboration between Gray and Mak Tumang, who also designed the candidate’s two other gowns for the pageant. According to Tumang, Gray’s final three gowns were the result of seven sketches, four prototypes, and the collective effort of 16 artisans over some 2,712 hours, or 113 days. The materials used for the gowns had a total cost of P1,025,091, Tumang wrote in an Instagram post on Thursday. Miss Universe prelims: Catriona is a stunner in swimsuit competition Tumang was also behind Gray’s looks when she competed in Miss World in 2016, and Binibining Pilipinas in March this year. He likewise designed Gray’s outfits during the ABS-CBN Ball and her guest appearance on the noontime program “It’s Showtime.” Aside from the evening gown competition, the … [Read more...] about Miss Universe prelims: Catriona dazzles in long gown competition

Catriona Gray, the Philippines’ representative to the 2018 Miss Universe pageant, has confirmed speculation about the revamped format for the coronation day to be held in Bangkok. In an Instagram Live video, Gray on Tuesday shared with her nearly 700,000 followers that she and her fellow candidates were recently briefed about the changes from past iterations of the pageant. For one, the beauty queen said, “there is no live voting this year as in previous years.” Formerly, public votes helped determine one of the candidates who would make it into the top 12. ‘It was meant to light up’: Catriona clueless as to sudden malfunction of Miss Universe national costume The new format, Gray added, will see the 94 candidates trimmed down initially to the top 20, unlike last year’s competition where the first cut resulted in 16 aspiring queens left standing. The regional selection format will be retained for the top 20, Gray said. Europe, Asia and Africa, and … [Read more...] about New Miss Universe format detailed by Catriona